Young scientists

Competition of young scientists up to 35 years of age

The competition for scientists up to 35 years of age takes the form of a presentation of a published scientific paper or a monothematic set of papers at a conference open to all scientific disciplines. Prizes for the best ones are awarded by the Presidium of the SAS. The competition culminates in a public presentation of the winners’ works.

Our successful participants

  • Ing. Ivana BOROVSKÁ, PhD.
    2024 / IMPG CBs SAS
  • Mgr. Kristína LUKÁČOVÁ, PhD.
    2019 / IABG CBs SAS

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Štefan Schwarz Support Fund

The Štefan Schwarz Support Fund was established in 2004 with the aim of enabling SAS organizations to employ more young researchers.

Our successful participants

  • Mgr. Kristína LUKÁČOVÁ, PhD.
    2019 – 2021 / IABG CBs SAS
  • Mgr. Martina GARAIOVÁ, PhD.
    2017 – 2019 / IABG CBs SAS
  • RNDr. Katarína ONDÁČOVÁ, PhD.
    2016 – 2024 (interrupted during maternity leave) / IMPG CBs SAS

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Compensatory allowance for the retention of young scientists

The compensatory allowance is intended to compensate for the income of doctoral graduates within one year of defending their doctoral thesis when they are recruited as a researcher. It is awarded competitively for two calendar years. It is intended to facilitate the start of their scientific career.

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PostdokGrant

The postdoctoral grant programme “PostdokGrant” is an activity of the Slovak Academy of Sciences with the intention to financially support high quality project proposals of young scientists employed in the organizations of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in all fields of science and technology.

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